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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2026; 18(7): 118050
Published online Jul 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i7.118050
Published online Jul 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i7.118050
Table 1 Comparison of patient-derived xenograft and mini patient-derived xenograft for gastric cancer
Table 2 Patients’ demographic and tumor characteristics, n (%)
| Characteristics | All (n = 36) | MiniPDX group (n = 16) | Experimental treatment group (n = 20) | P value |
| Age, years, median (range) | 58 (42-79) | 55 (42-66) | 60 (47-79) | 0.438 |
| Age, group | 0.813 | |||
| ≤ 60 years | 24 (66.67) | 11 (68.75) | 13 (65.00) | |
| > 60 years | 12 (33.33) | 5 (31.25) | 7 (35.00) | |
| Gender | 0.593 | |||
| Male | 22 (61.11) | 9 (56.25) | 13 (65.00) | |
| Female | 14 (38.89) | 7 (43.75) | 7 (35.00) | |
| ECOG PS | ||||
| 0-1 | 36 (100) | 16 (100) | 20 (100) | |
| 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| T-stage of primary tumor1 | 0.556 | |||
| pT1 | 10 (27.78) | 3 (18.75) | 7 (35.00) | |
| pT2 | 8 (22.22) | 3 (18.75) | 5 (25.00) | |
| pT3 | 15 (41.67) | 8 (50.00) | 7 (35.00) | |
| pT4 | 3 (8.33) | 2 (12.50) | 1 (5.00) | |
| N-stage of primary tumor1 | 0.400 | |||
| N0 | 19 (52.78) | 6 (37.50) | 13 (65.00) | |
| N1 | 6 (16.67) | 4 (25.00) | 2 (10.00) | |
| N2 | 2 (5.56) | 1 (6.25) | 1 (5.00) | |
| N3 | 9 (25.00) | 5 (31.25) | 4 (20.00) | |
| M-stage1 | ||||
| M0 | 36 (100) | 16 (100) | 20 (100) | |
| M1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Stage of AJCC1 | 0.095 | |||
| I | 16 (44.44) | 4 (25.00) | 12 (60.00) | |
| II | 9 (25.00) | 6 (37.50) | 3 (15.00) | |
| III | 11 (30.56) | 6 (37.50) | 5 (25.00) |
Table 3 Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of recurrence-free survival
| Characteristics | Mean recurrence-free survival months | P value | Multivariate adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)1 | P value |
| Treatment | 0.025 | 0.266 (0.087-0.816) | 0.021 | |
| MiniPDX group, n = 16 | 48.2 (37.9-58.5) | |||
| Experimental treatment group, n = 20 | 32.7 (23.7-41.7) | |||
| Age group | 0.286 | NA | NA | |
| ≤ 60, n = 24 | 42.0 (32.6-51.4) | |||
| > 60, n = 12 | 32.3 (22.8-41.7) | |||
| Sex | 0.336 | NA | NA | |
| Male, n = 22 | 42.7 (33.6-51.7) | |||
| Female, n = 14 | 32.3 (21.9-42.7) | |||
| T-stage of primary tumor1 | 0.100 | NA | NA | |
| pT1, n = 10 | 46.0 (33.6-58.3) | |||
| pT2, n = 8 | 49.1 (35.4-62.8) | |||
| pT3, n = 15 | 32.8 (22.5-43.0) | |||
| pT4, n = 3 | 15.7 (3.5-27.9) | |||
| N-stage of primary tumor1 | 0.027 | NA | NA | |
| N0, n = 19 | 42.6 (32.5-52.8) | |||
| N1, n = 6 | 54.3 (40.6-68.1) | |||
| N2, n = 2 | 31.5 (0.0-67.8) | |||
| N3, n = 9 | 25.7 (13.3-38.1) | |||
| Stage of AJCC1 | 0.018 | NA | NA | |
| Stage 1, n = 16 | 46.0 (35.8-56.2) | 0.536 (0.330-0.869)2 | 0.011 | |
| Stage 2, n = 9 | 45.8 (30.8-60.8) | 0.542 (0.349-0.840)3 | 0.06 | |
| Stage 3, n = 11 | 26.8 (15.6-38.0) | 1.6884 | 0.194 |
Table 4 Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of overall survival
| Characteristics | Mean recurrence-free survival months | P value | Multivariate adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)1 | P value |
| Treatment | 0.036 | 0.283 (0.081-0.997) | 0.050 | |
| MiniPDX group, n = 16 | 54.5 (46.9-62.1) | |||
| Experimental treatment group, n = 20 | 43.5 (36.2-50.7) | |||
| Age group | 0.312 | NA | NA | |
| ≤ 60, n = 24 | 50.6 (43.6-57.5) | |||
| > 60, n = 12 | 42.8 (33.6-52.1) | |||
| Sex | 0.078 | NA | NA | |
| Male, n = 22 | 52.1 (45.2-59.0) | |||
| Female, n = 14 | 39.1 (31.9-46.3) | |||
| T-stage of primary tumor1 | 0.208 | NA | NA | |
| pT1, n = 10 | 50.3 (41.7-58.9) | |||
| pT2, n = 8 | 52.6 (42.0-63.2) | |||
| pT3, n = 15 | 45.1 (36.0-54.2) | |||
| pT4, n = 3 | 26.3 (18.0-34.6) | |||
| N-stage of primary tumor1 | 0.465 | NA | NA | |
| N0, n = 19 | 48.3 (40.5-56.1) | |||
| N1, n = 6 | 55.7 (44.3-67.0) | |||
| N2, n = 2 | 45.5 (24.0-67.0) | |||
| N3, n = 9 | 40.0 (30.8-49.2) | |||
| Stage of AJCC1 | 0.554 | NA | NA | |
| Stage 1, n = 16 | 51.3 (44.0-58.6) | |||
| Stage 2, n = 9 | 47.7 (34.5-60.8) | |||
| Stage 3, n = 11 | 42.4 (32.9-52.0) |
- Citation: Qiu YX, Jian KY, Xu QR, Lu X, Jia BL, Jiang L, Liang F. OncoVee™-mini-patient-derived xenograft guided adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for resectable gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(7): 118050
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i7/118050.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v18.i7.118050